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Budget 2021: Māori to receive over $1 billion covering housing, health, reo initiatives
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Key points:
$380 million delivering about 1000 new homes for Māori including papakāinga housing, repairs to about 700 Māori-owned homes and expanding support services.
• $242.8m for Māori health initiatives, including setting up the new Māori Health Authority.
• $150m in Māori Education to support Māori boarding schools and lift kōhanga reo teachers pay.
• $42m to build a sustainable Māori media sector and invest in programme content.
• $15m for Māori tourism.
• $14.8m for the implementation of the Māori language strategy.